A transurethral prostatectomy
Q99) A male client tells the nurse he awakens once or twice each night to void and has difficulty starting his stream of urine. He describes these symptoms as “annoying”. The client’s provider examines him and notes that the prostate is moderately enlarge. The client is sexually active and tells the nurse that he does not want to take any medication that will interfere with sexual function. The nurse anticipates the provider will order which of the following?
(a) Doxazosin – correct answer
(b) Finasteride
(c) Silodosin
(d) A transurethral prostatectomy
Q14) The nurse working on
a high
–
acuity medical
–
surgical unit is prioritizing care for four clients who
were just admitted. Which client should the nurse assess FIRST?
(a)
The NPO client with a blood glucose level of
80 mg/Dl who just received 20 units of insulin
lispro
–
correct answer
(b)
The client with a pulse of 62 beats/min, about to receive digoxin
(c)
The client with a blood pressure of 136/92 mm Hg. Who complains of having a headache
(d)
The client with an allergy to penicillin who is receiving an infusion of
vancomycin
Q19) What should the nurse include in
a
client
’s
discharge teaching when going home with a
presc
ription for digoxin
–
0.125 mg by mouth once
daily?
Check the answer again.
(a)
Take the digoxin at bedtime
(b)
You must be able to check your pulse
(c)
Don’t take digoxin if your heart rate exceeds 90 beats per minute
(d)
Eat a diet high in bran fiber and calcium
Q23)
Which of these findings from a client taking steroids should the nurse report immediat
ely?
(a)
Temperature of 100.2 degrees Fahrenheit
–
correct answer
(b)
glucose 128 mg/dL
(c)
heart rate of 92 beats per minute
(d)
blood pressure of 144/68 mm Hg
Q29) A client will begin taking fexofenadine for hay fever. The nurse teaching this client will tell the
client which of the following
?
(a)
Fexofenadine should be taken with food to prevent gastrointestinal symptoms
(b)
The medication may be taken once or twice daily
(c)
Tolerance to sedation will occur in a few weeks
(d)
With renal impairment, this
drug should be taken every other day
Q14) The nurse working on a high-acuity medical-surgical unit is prioritizing care for four clients who
were just admitted. Which client should the nurse assess FIRST?
(a) The NPO client with a blood glucose level of 80 mg/Dl who just received 20 units of insulin
lispro – correct answer
(b) The client with a pulse of 62 beats/min, about to receive digoxin
(c) The client with a blood pressure of 136/92 mm Hg. Who complains of having a headache
(d) The client with an allergy to penicillin who is receiving an infusion of vancomycin
